#LocalGovMatters – Livestock Siting

This
week on #LocalGovMatters, Gwyn is joined by Tressie Kamp, a staff attorney from
Midwest Environmental Advocates, and Chris Clayton, program manager for the
livestock siting program at the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer
Protection.

The
podcasts begins with an explanation of livestock siting and the legal framework
local governments use in the regulation of livestock facilities. According to
the guests, livestock siting affects the public health and safety, as these
laws regulate the space livestock facilities occupy, the management and health
of the animals, and animal waste management.

Tressie
and Chris both dive into the language of the law, discussing the limitations on
livestock siting, and the history of similar laws in Wisconsin. Both recognize
the role local governments play in farm regulation, and note the increased
public interest in the legislative process surrounding the issue in recent
years.